It’s with profound love of my father Selathurai Gnanasegaram of Kokuvil East, Kokuvil, that I share his contribution to spiritual development on his up-coming 100th birth day. Arrangements have been made for a grand celebration at Sai Illam Tha

When my mother asked me to write a few words to commemorate my father’s first year death anniversary, a realisation came upon me that writing such a piece would make my heart heavy.  

Just a month has passed by since the demise of Prof. Samantha Hettiarachchi.  He was a pioneer in the teaching of Coastal Engineering in Sri Lanka both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in the early 1980s Prof. Hettiarchchi did an extens

Eileen Dissanayake was my English Literature teacher and later my class teacher in the HSC1 class at Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya.  

A careful perusal of history indicates that racism begins with the economic as opposed to the religious or communal. 

 M.S.H. Mohammed, Team Leader of the Fight Cancer Initiative, was felicitated at the 13th Annual Conference of Lions Clubs International District 306 C2, at the Temple Trees recently. 

Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre) and High Commission of India Colombo will present Jugalbandi-a duet Kathak recital featuring ICCR scholars Vihanga Rukshan and Ama Nethmi and young promising Sri Lankan dancers at Swami Vivek

Sri Lanka has been ranked as the second best country in South Asia for children to grow up in for the second successive year, and the 60th best across the globe, despite ongoing concerns over the impacts of parental migration, according to a new

Some smoke it to ‘relieve stress’, but for others it’s already a habit or quite dangerously a norm. Had it been a useful drug, it would have cured millions of people. But it’s a killer that takes your life before you become

Tobacco is a deadly product that kills more than 7 million people annually. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 6 million of these deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 890 000 are the result of non-smoker

This turned out to be one of the zaniest stories ever to come my way. But it wasn’t supposed to be my story at all. I was accompanying French photojournalist Kenia Sadoun to Negombo. She was keen on doing a photo feature about Namal Fern

The young who take to Sanuka, and do not take to Amaradeva, and the old who take to the latter and not to the former, are at the end of the day the one and the same. The rift between these two demographics goes beyond just age differences. But how

After the Dengue fiasco last year, the Seasonal Influenza Virus has taken centre stage as the most recent health scare. The disease is said to be spread mostly in the southern region of the country, claiming several lives including those of several

Gang related killings are nothing new in Sri Lanka. Slaying individuals like dogs in broad daylight owing to unsettled narcotic disputes and politically motivated murders by organised armed gangs were widely reported in the last three decades. Howeve

Using a wet, unclean toilet sans basic facilities can certainly be an unpleasant experience. Sri Lanka, as a developing country, still has to go a long way in terms of upgrading various facilities, one being sanitary needs. When it comes to sanitat

It is a matter for pleasure that Karunarathna Maha Vidyalaya in Mattumagala is ready to produce a set of talented and innovative children whose service would be beneficial to the the country in the near future. The best example set by this school i

Protecting the environment is a responsibility vested upon everyone’s shoulders. As natural resources including wildlife are facing threats of extinction the need for conservation is greatly felt. In such a backdrop it is important to protect

Nothing else in recorded history has created as much a sensation or evoked as much sentiment among living beings as that rarest of events on earth, the attainment of Absolute Omniscience and discovery of the liberating law by Gautama Buddha over twen

Twenty Six Centuries ago, an incomparable teacher of divine beings and humans, the Gautama Buddha was asked the following question: “Those who dwell in the forest, peaceful,

It was a rich harvest of awards for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the 8th SAARC Film Festival which concluded here on Sunday. While Sri Lanka bagged the Best Director, Best Actor and Best Sound Recording awards and also a Special Jury award, Bangladesh

Human beings’ love being reminded of what awaits them after they die. Heaven or hell, earth or purgatory, they want to know. And by knowing, they either work to make their afterlife a reality or do their best to change that afterlife. 

As a curtain raiser to the 4th International Day of Yoga, the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre), Indian High Commission will be presenting ‘Euphonic Yoga,’ an artistic arena of performing arts, led by Shruti Chath

Miguel Silva who later became silver-tongued scholar monk Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, was born on February 9, 1823 at Balapitiya.He studied Christianity, Latin and English at Wesley College, Colombo before serving in the Editorial Board of Cey

The subject of studying, preparing, formulating, dispensing and storing medicine is often referred to as Pharmacy. The Pharmacy is also the place where drugs are stored under proper storage...

A mother, who engaged in an employment ambitiously to bring prosperity to her family ultimately destined to arrive in the country in a coffin, after being a target of gunshot of a mentally retarded Saudi Arabian national.

A grateful gathering paid their last respects to Mrs Evelyn Abeywickrama Udawatte at Kanatte on 16th April 2018. She was a vibrantly pretty elegant lady and an outstanding personality resident in Bullers Lane for very many decades.

He rose with the sun and spoke of the light,

Flying in the sky was a big dream of humans throughout the globe in the past and different nations tried in several ways to achieve the success but failed.   According to the legend of Ravana Dandumoneraya might be the world’s first a

“  The ones that love us never really leave us. They can always be found in our hearts  ”

The Global Hospitality Industry is Experiencing an unprecedented level of growth and is one of the world’s largest employers.   By selecting AQUINAS renowned an